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Filing Taxes? Why Identity Protection Matters More Than Ever This Season
Tax season creates a rare and dangerous overlap: Americans are sharing their most sensitive personal information at...
Privacy & Identity Protection
This Week in Scams: Dating App Breaches, TikTok Data, Grubhub Extortion
A wave of phishing cyberattacks hit Bumble, Match, Panera, and CrunchBase, while Grubhub confirms a breach and TikTok updates its...
Family Safety
W-2s Are Arriving. Here’s How to Spot and Avoid Tax Scams
W-2 phishing scams spike during tax season. Learn how IRS phishing scams work, how to spot phishing...
Family Safety
Buying Harry Styles Tickets? Avoid These Common Ticket Scams
Harry Styles tickets are on sale. And scammers know it. Learn ticket scam red flags and the most common types...
Mobile Security
Why You Still Get Spam Calls Even After Blocking Numbers
Still getting spam calls after blocking numbers? Learn why it happens and the practical steps that actually help reduce unwanted...
McAfee News
How McAfee’s Scam Detector Checks QR Codes and Social Messages
QR Code Scams and Suspicious Messages Are Rising. Here’s How Scam Detector Helps
McAfee News
McAfee Report: In the AI Slop Era, Americans Spend Weeks Each Year Questioning What’s Real
New research shows Americans spend nearly 3 full workweeks a year determining whether what they're looking at online is real...
Mobile Security
This Week in Scams: Netflix Phishing and QR Code Espionage
This week in scams, attackers are leaning hard on familiar brands, everyday tools, and routine behavior to trigger fast, unthinking reactions....
Mobile Security
Today’s Microsoft Outage Explained and Why it Triggers a Scam Playbook
Microsoft reported a brief Outlook outage today. Here’s what happened, what’s been fixed, and why phishing attempts often follow major...
Family Safety
Didn’t Request an Instagram Password Reset? Here’s What to Do
If you recently received an unexpected email from Instagram asking you to reset your password, you are...
Mobile Security
What Is Quishing? How QR Code Scams Work and How to Avoid Them
QR code scams are rising. Learn what quishing is, how QR scams work, common red flags, and how to protect...
Privacy & Identity Protection
This Week in Scams: Fake Brand Messages and Account Takeovers
This week in scams, social engineering sits at the center of several major headlines, from investment platform breaches to social...Stay Updated
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